CNC means computer numerical controller.this means a computer converts
the design produced by computer aided design software (CAD),into numbers.the numbers can be considered to be the cordinates of a graph and they control the movement of the cutter.in this way the computer controls the cutting and shaping of the material .the way coordinates are used can be seen opposite. The X,Y,and Z axis control the movement of the cutter on a 3D CNC machine.this allows materials to be machined in three directions (3D manufacture ) .the design(produced on CAD, computer aided design software ) has been converted into coordinate to another .as the cutter is spinning at high speed ,and travels through all the sets of coordinates,it cuts and shapes the block ,as it goes along.the animation shows how the coordinates change as the cutter moves across the block of material.the Z coordinate does not change as the cutter remins at the same height,despites its movement on the X and Y axis